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Three is good news and bad news on the athletic front at Chaffey College.

The school is bringing back mens and women’s cross country which last competed in 1993. But it will be putting the track program on hiatus. Those announcements came earlier his week.

The cross country team will compete next fall. Athletic director Jeff Klein said no decision has been made on a coach as of yet, although it could be coming later this month.

Blackman Ihem has coached the track team the last few years and would be a logical choice to handle the cross country team. Klein said he would be considered but has not talked to him yet to see if that position would interest him.

Chaffey last won conference titles in cross country in 1989 and 1990. In Chaffey’s absence, local rival San Bernardino Valley College has dominated the conference and become a major player on the state level.

The spring track season is finishing up now with eight athletes having qualified for the Southern California finals. Once those athletes are done competing the track program will be put on indefinite hiatus. The problem is the condition of the existing facility which is in need of repair that could cost up to $2 million.

Money to fund that would likely have to come from a private donor or a bond measure. There is no time table for its return.

*San Francisco Community College Bowl, host City College of San Francisco, TBDChabot College (6-4, NCFC National Division #8, Valley Conference champ) vs. City College of San Francisco (9-1, NCFC National Division #1, Bay 6 Conference champ)

*California Community College Athletic Association Football State Championshipat SCFA Champion

In Northern California, the Gridiron Classic Bowl and the San Francisco Community College Bowl will serve as the semi-final playoff games. The Regional Championship (November 29) will be hosted by the higher seed.

In Southern California, the National Bowl and the Southern California Bowl will serve as the semi-final playoff games. The Regional Championship (November 29) will be hosted by the higher seed.

The winners of the Northern California and Southern California championship playoff games will advance to the California Community College Athletic Association Football State Championship on December 13, 2014. The team advancing to the state championship from the South will host.